Tangled

Haiku

By Kera HollowPublished 2 months ago • 1 min read

Photo by Mikhail Seleznev on Unsplash

Fingers comb through hair

the brush I bought doesn't work

the tangles remain.

Haiku

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Kera Hollow

I'm a freelance ESL tutor and writer living South Korea. I've had a few poems and short stories published in various anthologies including Becoming Real by Pact Press.

I'm a lover of cats, books, Hozier, and pigeons.

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Ko-fi

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Imola Tóth2 months ago
This can be interpreted in so many ways, I love it.
Paul Stewart2 months ago
ooh, nice one, Kera!

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